Holder for fountain-pens, &amp;c.



HOLDER FOR FOUNTAIN PENS, 6m. APPLICATION FILED MAB. 15. 1917.

1,236,781 Ptented Aug. 14,1917.

INVENTOR Elk/ea SAM/so.

v m ATTORNEY in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

SII'VIEQN SIVERSON, F SEATTLE, VfASI-IINGTON.

HOLDER FOR FOU1\TT.A.IN-PENS, &o.

Application filed March 15, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMnoN SrvnnsoN a citizen of the United States,residing at 55eattle, in the countv of King and State of lVashington,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Holders forFountain-Pens, &c., of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to holders for fountain pens, pencils, etc, andits object is the provision of an inexpensively constructed andeilicient device of this character which is adapted to be convenientlyused for detachably connecting a pen or the like to a persons garment.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination or"parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fountainpen secured by means of my device within" a pocket of a garment, thelatter Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same with the device disengagedfrom the garment. Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the device.Figs. 4 and are detached perspective views of two members comprising thedevice.

In carrying out my invention I provide what I call a holding memberhaving a split ring by which a pen A or the like is clasped. caid ringis integrally connected by a bend 11 with a downwardly extending shank12 terminating in a claw 13 which is directed upwardly toward said ringand whose extremity is formed with teeth 14.

Coiiperating with said holding member is a guard member consisting of abar 15 having at its upper end arms 16 and 17 which are folded about theholder shank 12 to em brace the latter and serve as a sleeve which isslidable lengthwise on said shank. The arm 16 is preferably overlayed bythe arm 17, as shown in Fig. '5, which is provided with afinger-engageable lip 18.

The lower end of the bar 15 is turned outwardly to furnish an inclinedsurface 19 at the rear of the bar and below an aperture 20 which isdisposed in proximity to the bars extremity.

The aforesaid members are made of spring metal and are coupled by meansof the bararms of the guard member embracing the shank 12 of the holdingmember, as shown in practice, a helical Specification of Letters Patent.

being shown in section.

Patented Aug. 14, 1917. Serial No. 154,931.

spring 21 may advantageously be used about the holder shank and betweenshoulders 22 provided thereon and the upper end of the guard memben.

In operation, the pen A is firmly coupled by the ring element 10 of theholding member and is engaged with a garment by hooking the holder-shank12 and attached guard over the fabric F, which may be the outer wall ofapocket P, and allowing the claw 13 of the holder to protrude through thehole 20 of the guard to catch in the fabric as illustrated in Fig. 1.

To remove the pen and its attaching means from the garment, theoperatorpushes upwardly with his thumb, as indicated by broken lines inFig. 2, against the car 18 to elevate the guard member in opposition tothe spring 21. In being thus raised, the guard engages the claw 13 towedge the same outwardly upon the guard surface 19 to remain untilremoved.

the pen and attachment are In disengaging the claw teeth from thefabric,the operator may press downwardly with one finger against ghe bend 11while elevating the guard mem- The invention is efficientin use, of neatappearance and occupies so little space that a pen to which it may beattached may be used without any inconvenience to the writer.

What I claim, is-

advantageously 1. In a holder of the class described, the,

combination with a member having a split ring at one end and a claw atits other end, of a guard slidably connected from one of its ends tosaid member and having a slot adjacent to its other end to accommodatethe aforesaid claw. when the guard is suitably moved with respect tosaid member.

2. In a holder of the class described, a guard member comprising a barhaving a curved lower portion and an aperture adjacent to such curvedportion,- a. holding member provided with a pen-engaging means at oneend and a hook at its other end, means to slidably couple said membersto afiord relative movement whereby the hook of one of said members maybe withdrawn from. or protruded through the aperture of the othermember.

3. In a holder ot the class described, a

member having a hook at ene em; and a injpositions to have said hookprotrmle pen-engagmg means at ris other end, a through sand aperture.1C)

guard member comprising a bar hzwing an aperture near one of its ends toreceive said hookund armsnear its other end whereby the two members areslielably connected together, and a spring acting against both 05: saidmembers and tending to hold the same Signed at Seattle, Washington, this9th day of Maude 191T.

SIMEON SIVERSON'.

Witnesses:

PIERRE BARNES,

E. PETERSON,

